Meek going after Crist on state budget

Meek, a Miami Congressman who championed education during his time in the Florida legislature, said Crist will damage Florida schools if he allows the budget to go through:

Over the past several months, Governor Crist has been so busy promoting his political ambition, he failed to do his job leading our state. Once again, the Republican legislature has passed a budget that short-changes Florida’s students, teachers and families. During his term, the governor has cut funding for Florida’s public schools, slowed efforts to reduce overcrowding by working to gut the class-size amendment, and signed budgets that laid off teachers and hurt Florida’s students. If Governor Crist signs the budget passed last week into law, his legacy will be that of a politician who slashed education and cut the educational opportunities for Florida’s students. While the governor will never repair the damage he has done to Florida’s schools, he needs to finally do what is right by standing up for Florida’s children and teachers by vetoing this budget.

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